circumscribed

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And since I a mean must choose Between two extremes of action, From his cell, to-day, my son Shall go forth, but in a manner That will leave his seeming freedom Circumscribed and safely guarded.

From The Two Lovers of Heaven: Chrysanthus and Daria A Drama of Early Christian Rome by MacCarthy, Denis Florence

Circumscribed lipoma appears as a lobulated soft tumor, more or less movable, lying beneath the skin.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Circumscribed collections of pus are to be treated as under other circumstances, and burrowing is to be guarded against.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Clinical Features of an Acute Circumscribed Abscess.—In the initial stages the usual symptoms of inflammation are present.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Circumscribed as are the boundaries of this place, yet the grounds are so artfully, while one thinks so artlessly, laid out, that, wandering through their labyrinthine recesses, you might believe yourself in an extensive wilderness.

From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 by Wilson, John